THE SHIELD
HOUSTON TEXANS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS
05/15/2002
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THE SHIELD
HOUSTON TEXANS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS
GAME ID: 318 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Texans (27-15) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 8 0
Pittsburgh Steelers (13-29) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 5 9 0
Steelers Nip Texans, 5-4
Though he had a stellar game, John Mullins could not prevent his team, the Houston Texans, from losing, 5-4, to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Mullins was 3 for 4 with 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Pittsburgh reliever Elijah Epps was the winner. His record is now 1-1. The losing pitcher was Keith Barnes. The last-place Steelers own a record of 13-29.

The decisive blow was delivered by Hideaki Kato in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a 2-run double off 31-year old right-handed pitcher Keith Barnes to win the game for Pittsburgh. The home crowd went nuts.

Kato attributed the win to "concerted effort and focus."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stiffler RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305 4 18
   a-A. Guzman RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 3 13
   c-B. Brackman PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .292 5 17
   d-J. Elmore RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 2
F. Simpson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .288 3 20
J. Alvarado SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .338 5 21
J. Dodson CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .342 11 29
E. Rendon 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .266 4 18
J. Mullins 3B 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .255 3 14
J. McClelland LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .286 0 2
J. Estrada C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 0 3
S. Adrio P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .238 0 0
   b-M. Thomas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 1 5
   D. Harris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-M. de Kruijff PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264 2 22
   K. Barnes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4 4 4 13      
a - A. Guzman substituted for B. Stiffler in the 5th
b - M. Thomas pinch hit for S. Adrio in the 7th
c - B. Brackman pinch hit for A. Guzman in the 8th
d - J. Elmore substituted for B. Brackman in the 8th
e - M. de Kruijff pinch hit for D. Harris in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Brackman (7, 8th Inning off B. Senger, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Dodson (11, 8th Inning off R. Siegrist, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Mullins 2 (3, 2nd Inning off M. Gamboa, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off M. Gamboa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Brackman 2 , F. Simpson , J. Dodson 2 , J. Mullins 9 , J. McClelland , S. Adrio
2-out RBI: J. Dodson , J. Mullins 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Rendon , J. McClelland
Sac Bunt: F. Simpson
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Stiffler(Davis at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Reyes RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .319 1 6
   B. Senger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Siegrist P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   E. Epps P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-H. Kato PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .267 0 9
C. Davis CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .271 1 7
J. Howard 1B 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .216 2 14
   a-W. Humphries 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282 4 19
B. Duff LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .215 4 10
D. Millis C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .221 2 7
G. Nieves 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .289 2 18
M. Schmitt 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .232 0 3
M. Gandolfi SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .260 1 7
M. Gamboa P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
   V. Hinojosa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Willingham PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   c-C. Hilcher RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .161 0 2
Totals 33 5 9 5 3 7 12      
a - W. Humphries substituted for J. Howard in the 7th
b - J. Willingham pinch hit for V. Hinojosa in the 7th
c - C. Hilcher substituted for J. Willingham in the 8th
d - H. Kato pinch hit for E. Epps in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Willingham (1, 7th Inning off D. Harris, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Kato (8, 9th Inning off K. Barnes, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Nieves (2, 4th Inning off S. Adrio, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Reyes , H. Kato 2 , C. Davis 2 , W. Humphries , G. Nieves 3 , M. Gandolfi , M. Gamboa , J. Willingham 2
2-out RBI: H. Kato , G. Nieves
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Reyes 2 , J. Howard , M. Schmitt
Sac Bunt: M. Gamboa
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Howard)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Adrio 6.0 6 3 3 1 6 0 72 3.26   
D. Harris 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 28 4.12   
K. Barnes L (1-1), BS (1) 0.2 1 2 2 2 0 0 19 1.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Adrio 53
Batters Faced: S. Adrio 24, D. Harris 8, K. Barnes 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Adrio 5-6, D. Harris 2-3, K. Barnes 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Adrio 72-46, D. Harris 28-20, K. Barnes 19-8
WP: S. Adrio
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gamboa 6.1 5 2 2 2 4 2 94 5.56   
V. Hinojosa H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.61   
B. Senger H (4) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 2.84   
R. Siegrist BS (2) 1.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 33 2.75   
E. Epps W (1-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gamboa 57
Batters Faced: M. Gamboa 25, V. Hinojosa 2, B. Senger 2, R. Siegrist 8, E. Epps 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gamboa 4-10, V. Hinojosa 0-2, B. Senger 1-0, R. Siegrist 1-3, E. Epps 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gamboa 94-57, V. Hinojosa 9-6, B. Senger 6-3, R. Siegrist 33-17, E. Epps 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Siegrist 1-1 , E. Epps 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Mullins
Ballpark: Heinz Field
Weather: Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 19400
Special Notes: LF Bob Stiffler was injured while throwing the ball.
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